Radio tube attachment



Aug. 10 1926. 1,595,689

R, c. ROSE RADIO TUBE ATTACHMENT Filed Jan. 28, 1926 awuutoz causingnoises to Patented Aug. 10,1926.

UNITED STATES RICHARD C. ROSE, OF OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS.

RADIO TUBE ATTACHMENT.

Application Med January 2a, 1926. Serial at. $4,393.

For the sake of illustration, it is a known fact'that tubes of a radioapparatus when positioned in their sockets, lean to the side of theinstrument where the 'd and plate are connected to the terminald of thetube sockets, which often causes certain contact pins of :the tubes tobecome disengaged from the contact oints of their sockets,

l e produced interfering greatly with the'reception of the machine. 1 Itis therefore the object of the present invention to provide means to beemployed in connection with the tubes and sockets of a radio, for en a'ng the tubes and holding them in upng t positions, insuring truecontacts between the contact members of the tubes and sockets.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which will be readily and easily attached to a tube socket,eliminating .thenecessity of mak ing extensive alterations in the socketto install the device.

With the foregoing and other objects i view which will appear as thedescription. proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, "without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrat ing a device constructed inaccordance with the. invention as employed in connection with a radiotube.

Figure 2 is a view illustrating the socket of the tube in section.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 indicatesthe tube of a radio apparatus which is positioned within the socketmember 6 in the usual and well known manner.

The tube and socket are providedwith the usual contact members 7 and 8respectively through which theccircuit passes to the tube.

The device forming the essence of the 'invention includes a main arm 9which is substantially long and provided at its outer end with a paddingmember 10 formed of cork or other suitable material, the padding memberbeing secured to the cross piece 11,

which is curved to conform to the curva- Associated with the arm 9, isan arm 12 which is shorter than the arm 9, to bear against the arm 9 asshown by Figure 2. An arm 13 which is shorter than arm 12 is securedadjacent to the arm 12, and as shown is shorter than the arm 12 to setup a binding action with arm 12 while in use.

At the lower end of the arms are suitable openings to accommodate thescrews 14 and 15 respectively, which screws also pass into the socketmember in which the tube is positioned. The screw 15 acts as a securingscrew for securing the arms in position, while the screw 14' acts as anadjusting screw whereby tension may be placed on the arms to meetvarious requirements.

It might be further stated that these arms are formed preferably offlexible material. and are curved inwardly as shown by Figure 2 so thatthe natural tendency of the .arms is to exert an inward pressure on thetube associated therewith.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that due to this construction,a-tube may be straightened within its socket and held in suchstraightened position to cause a true engagement between the contacts ofthe tube and socket member.

I- claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a socket member, a tubemounted within the socket member, a substantially long resilient armextending from the socket member, means at the upper end of the arm forengaging the tube, arms cooperating with the first mentioned arm to urgethe first mentioned ai'm towards the tube, and means for securing thearms to the socket mem-.

2. In a device of the character described, a socket member, a tubepositioned within the socket member, resilient arms, one of said armsextending upwardly above the socket member and carrying a cushioningmember, a securing screw passing through the arms for securing the armsto a socket member, and an adjl stable screw extending through thearmsfor adjusting the arms towards and away from the socket member andtube.

3. In a device of the character described, a socket member, a tubepositioned within the socket member, arms secured to the sock et member,a cross piece carried by one of the arms and having a cushioning membermounted thereon to engage the tube, and an adjusting screw passingthrough the arms and socket member for adjusting the arms with respectto the tube.

4. In a device of the character described, a socket member, a tubemounted within the socket member, flexible arms secured to the socketmember, means at the free end 10 of one of the arms for engagin thetube, and an adjusting screw for ad usting the tension of the arms forholding the tube in a vertical position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing 16 as my own, I have heretoaifixed my signature.

RICHARD C. ROSE.

